All grantees must have a written local policy to address compliance.

1. The policy must address the determination of non-knowing and non-willful failure to comply with the Selective Service requirement for those non-compliant males who can no longer register as a result of being twenty-six (26) years of age or older.
2. The policy must indicate that the customer is required to complete the (OET/SS Form #001), see the Forms & Instructions tab, for state verification. Furthermore, in cases of determining knowing and willful failure to comply for the purposes of granting a Locally Approved Selective Service Waiver, each customer is required to request the Status Information Letter (SIL).
3. Local areas may add more questions for their own investigation for granting a Locally Approved Selective Service Waiver. These questions must be included in their policy.
   1. Local policy should encourage case managers to gather the information needed to approve a Locally Approved Selective Service Waiver in the four to six (4-6) weeks in which the SIL is pending.
   2. Additionally, local areas may approve eligibility and enroll a customer in services by granting a Locally Approved Selective Service Waiver prior to the arrival of the SIL. This is only an option under circumstances in which time is a factor for enrolling customers in services or training and the four to six (4-6) weeks that the SIL will take to arrive may harm the customers progress through the program.
      1. Upon arrival of the SIL, the grantee must examine the letter to determine if the additional information gained through the SIL eliminates the possibility of a non-knowing and non-willful failure to register. In these instances, the grantee must retract the Locally Approved Waiver, the customer will no longer be eligible for WIOA programs and should not receive any more basic, staff assisted, or individualized career services.
      2. Justification for the earlier granting of the waiver must be documented and placed within the customer's case file.
4. The final decision regarding the customer's eligibility for WIOA services or programs based upon the matter of Selective Service compliance rests with the grantee.
   1. Local policy must establish the individual that will be responsible for making decisions regarding Locally Approved Selective Service Waivers.
   2. Based on the information submitted by the customer, including the information on the SIL and the responses to the state's questioner, the grantee must determine if he did not knowingly or willfully fail to register for Selective Service.
   3. If the failure is deemed not knowing and willful then he may be granted the Locally Approved Selective Service Waiver and registered and enrolled in services or benefits.
   4. If the failure is deemed knowing and willful then he must be denied WIOA services. Any costs associated with services provided beyond basic, non-staff assisted career services will be considered disallowed.
   5. Individuals denied services must be advised of available WIOA grievance procedures as outlined in the Complaint and Grievance Procedures (Nondiscrimination) section of the policy manual.
   6. Decisions are to be made on a case-by-case basis.